Police & Fire: March 26, 2013

Tuesday

Mar 26, 2013 at 1:45 PM

Retail fraud

Sault Police were alerted Monday after a pair of individuals had departed from an I-75 Business Spur retail store with hair coloring and a bikini in possession. Although they managed to leave the store without paying for the merchandise, store personnel were able to get a description of the suspect vehicle and a license plate number, assisting police in the subsequent search.

Officers located the suspect vehicle at another I-75 Business Spur retail store and waited at that location for the suspects to return. When confronted, the woman had more merchandise in her possession that she admitted she had concealed before exiting the store.

Hazel G. McGuire, 18, of Cheboygan was arrested for retail fraud and lodged in the Chippewa County Jail.

All of the collected evidence was returned to the respective stores.

The male was not charged with anything on Monday and allowed to leave the scene.

Police are forwarding all information to the prosecutor’s office for review.

Malicious destruction

Sault Police also report investigating a malicious destruction of property complaint where five vehicles were damaged over the weekend.

Four of the vehicles belonged to customers while the fifth was the property of the automotive repair shop located near the intersection of Portage and Johnston. Evidence suggests that a hammer was used to break windshields, taillights and mirrors on the parked vehicle with one sustaining dents to the trunk.

The malicious destruction damage estimate exceeded $3,000 and is believed to have occurred sometime between 1 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday.